Karawal Nagar, Delhi

Located in Seelam Pur Tehsil in North East Delhi. Located at a  distance of 14.1 km from main locality of Delhi, Karwal Nagar is  a census town, implying that the locality is not  administered as a town, but whose population has attained and inculcated urban characteristics. With an area of 4.31 sq km, Karawal Nagar has a population of 130870.

2.What’s Great / What’s Not Great about Locality

The Positives:

• Vast open spaces and lots of greenery
• Metro connectivity available and also close to the international airport.
• Good road connectivity.
• Educational institutions and healthcare facilities are available.
• Nestled near other  residential localities
•  basic amenities available.

The negatives:

• Developing area
• Developing real estate sector.

3.Physical Infrastructure and Livability Index

Though a developing area it has sound physical infrastructure and is well connected to the other parts of Delhi via road and rail. Metro connectivity is also there and the international airport is also available. Roads and infrastructure are maintained. This locality is fast developing and the roads are being constantly upgraded.

4.Social infrastructure

Schools : the area is a prime locality and home to many good schools,colleges  some of them are listed below,

• Jeevan Jyoti Public School
• Shanti Niketan Public School
• Vidya International Public School
• Makoons play school

Restaurants: adorned with various restaurants this area is home to a variety cuisine available in the multitude of restaurants it offers,

• Pizza Diet, Dayalpur
• Gupta Chowmein Center
• Red Chinese Fast Food
• Magic chili
• Wine Shop

Healthcare centres:

Many hospitals and good healthcare centres are available here. The area also has good doctors and healthcare professionals.

• Government hospital
• Aam aadmi  mohalla clinic
• Yaseen Medicose
• Bharti Medical Store Vishu
• Anita Medical Store
• Shivani Madical Store
• Dixit Medical Store
• Panchsheel Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
• Govind Medical Centre
• Apex Hospitals 
• Nursing Home
• Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic
• Birma Devi Charitable Hospital

There are lots of Pharmacies and medicine shops which offer life saving drugs as well.

Shopping Malls and Markets:

As understood by the locality description it is one of the most prime localities of Delhi and thus houses many good malls and markets which cater to the resident’s needs,

• Kanak Big Store
• Baba Garments
• Anshari Store
• Sahu Oil centre
• Yadav Patanjali Store
• Ashok Khal Churi Store
• Monu Provisional Store
• Jindal Provision Store
• Pawan Provision Store
• Rohit's Store
• Chroma
• Vishal Mega mart
• Munafa Bazar

Banks:

The area has many national and international banks ,ATMs are also easily available,

• ICICI Bank ATM
• ICICI Bank ATM
• Axis Bank ATM
• P.N.B. Bank ATM
• HDFC Bank ATM
• State bank of India

Airport:

• Indira Gandhi International Airport 

Metro Station:

• Gokulpuri metro
• Jafrabad Metro Station
• Shahdara Metro Station
• Welcome Metro Station
• Johri enclave metro station

Bus Terminal:

The public transportation in the area is excellent and buses to almost all cities are available here. The bus routes are well connected and regular and frequent bus service is available.

• Karawal Nagar Bus Station
• Karawal Nagar Extension Bus Station

Railway Station:

• New Delhi Railway Station
• Delhi Shahdara Railway Station

Parks:

• Jagmal Garden
• Dhanvanti Garden
• Hardan Garden
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park
• Maharana Pratap Park 

5.Popular Roads

There are many important roads in the area which connect it to the rest of Delhi.

6. Home services in Locality:

Interior decorators: there are many interior decorators available in the locality some of them are:

• IA Solutions and Interiors
• Prosper  Interiors
• Steel Work & Wood Work
• Zass Interiors
• Ajay Engineering Co.

Movers and packers: ample number of movers and packers are available in this locality. There are movers and packers available in the nearby localities as well.

Rental furniture and appliances: the area is a village area and most of the people are self employed there are shops available for rental furniture and appliances.

Solar roof top services: solar roof top services also available in the locality.

7. Nearby locality - distance calculator:

Nearest localities to Karawal Nagar are, Mustafabad, Sadatpur, Amar Vihar etc

Approximate distance: Mustafabad: 3 kms

                                         Sadatpur:  8 kms

                                         Amar Vihar: 15 kms

Commute time : Mustafabad : 3 min

                             Sadatpur -  10 min

                             Amar Vihar:    16 min 

Cab fare : Mustafabad : Rs 50

                  Sadatpur: Rs. 66

                  Amar Vihar : Rs 80

Transport services available :  buses, cabs and reserved taxis are all available. Metro station is near also. Railway station is also nearby.

8. How people rate this locality

1. Good and peaceful locality and open spaces - ratings 4
2. Police station located nearby and basic amenities available - ratings 4
3.  Good schools are available - ratings 4
4. Safe and secure locality with good connectivity - ratings 4
5. Other residential localities located near it - ratings 4
6. Peaceful and green open spaces.  - ratings 4
7. Close to other localities along with the international airport. This is a developing area. - ratings 4

9. How to visit locality

Connected through important roads, rail and metro networks. This locality is well connected to the rest of the state. The metro connectivity is excellent in this locality.the international airport is located closeby.

10. Tourist spots

• Hanuman Temple
• Indraprastha
• Qutub Minar
• Swaminarayan Akshardham
• Humayun’s Tomb
• Gurgaon

11. Locality comparison

• One of the developing areas in Delhi
• Affordable housing options.mainly residential living
•  basic amenities available.
• Schools and colleges available.
• Well secure and maintained.
• Peaceful and tranquil locality.